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CORAL GABLES — In the moments after Miami's upset of Florida two weeks ago, plenty of Hurricanes players ran gleefully around the field at Sun Life Stadium. They all cheered with fellow students, climbed into the stands to hug family and friends, and exchanged hugs and high fives, but few smiled as big as Denzel Perryman. Perryman, one of the Hurricanes defensive leaders, was downright giddy after his dominant performance that included 13 tackles, a forced fumble, and quarterback hurry.

Rusty Smith, the first-ever FAU player drafted into the NFL, was released by the Tennessee Titans, according to a report from The Tennessean. Smith, a sixth-round pick of the Titans (176th overall) in 2010, played in three regular-season games for the Titans in three years. in those games, he completed 23 of 45 pass attempts throwing four interceptions without a touchdown. Smith started 45 games as FAU's quarterback from 2006-2009, winning two bowl games for the Owls. Former FAU linebacker David Hinds was cut by the Dolphins earlier this week.

John Offerdahl, an overachieving middle linebacker who has excelled in the restaurant business since his eight-year NFL career, will be the lone addition to the Miami Dolphin Honor Roll this year. Offerdahl will become the 25th individual member of the exclusive club, which also includes the undefeated 1972 team, when he is inducted Oct. 31 during halftime of the Dolphins' game against Cincinnati, the Dolphins announced Friday. Offerdahl, a second-round draft choice from Western Michigan, was the heart and soul of the Dolphins' defense beginning in 1986 and became the NFL defensive rookie of the year.

BOCA RATON — FAU linebacker Randell Johnson missed his second practice in as many days Wednesday night. Coach Carl Pelini couldn't definitely say what the linebacker's injury is, but it did force him out of the Owls' Tuesday's practice, as well as half of FAU's Wednesday morning session. FAU coaches and doctors agreed to keep him out of Wednesday night's practice as a precaution after Johnson suited up but was unable to finish the Owls' morning practice. "A little bit of a dinger.

There was a play during Sunday's practice in which Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill dropped back, rolled right and threw a beautiful touchdown pass to wide receiver Marvin McNutt over cornerback Brent Grimes. Disregard that play. The defense blitzed, and if it had been a game, safety Reshad Jones would have drilled Tannehill before he threw the ball. It's been a trend in practice — the defense blitzes and bad things happen for the offense. Offensive coordinator Mike Sherman admits his offense has been manhandled by blitzes during training camp.

Safety Chris Clemons plucked a pass from Ryan Tannehill for intended for tight end Dustin Keller in 11-on-11 work and returned the interception for a touchdown. Later, linebacker Daniel Ellerbe stole another Tannehill toss -- this time in passing drills -- as he too stepped in front of the intended target. Phillip Wheeler reached Tannehill on a linebacker blitz. Reshad Jones got to him on a safety blitz. Cameron Wake and Derrick Shelby forced a throw-away with their joint bum-rush.

Blanche Ely linebacker Terry McCray committed to Miami on Tuesday morning, bringing the Hurricanes 2014 recruitment class to 24 commits. McCray is a three-star-rated, 6-foot-2, 220-pound outside linebacker who entertained offers from West Virginia and Syracuse. He had 13 sacks and 20 tackles for loss for the Tigers last year. McCray's commitment was first reported by CaneInsider. He's the 15th South Florida player to commit to Miami for 2014. McCray projects as an outside linebacker because of his speed, but he could play middle linebacker as well.

Renard Cheren wants to play his college ball close to home. The Park Vista defensive back committed to Ron Turner's FIU program Saturday, taking the Sun Sentinel's No. 16 player off the market. Cheren said he felt it was the right time for him to commit to FIU. "I liked the coaching staff a lot," he said Saturday. "The defense fits my style and I'll get a chance to play early. " Cheren is a safety at Park Vista, but he said Saturday that FIU will attempt to convert him to an outside linebacker once he arrives on campus.

The University of Miami landed its 10th commitment from the class of the 2014 Saturday when Georgia linebacker Juwon Young pledged to Al Golden's program. The six-foot-two, 230-pound had offers from North Carolina, Ole Miss, Western Kentucky and Louisiana-Lafayette, among others, but chose Miami Saturday after camping with the Hurricanes. "The school is great, the atmosphere is great and the coaches are great," Young told Tribune newspapers...

Ft. Lauderdale linebacker Jaboree committed to Wake Forest Thursday night, bringing to a likely end a meteoric recruiting rise. Williams, a six-foot-one linebacker, burst onto the scene this spring with an impressive showing at the Nike Combine in Miami in March. He debuted on the Sun Sentinel Broward County class of 2014 rankings at No. 9 and worked his way up to No. 7 on the board . Williams said that he had been leaning towards Wake Forest, despite a surge of recent offers, for the past two weeks.